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openfoam/src/transportModels/interfaceProperties/interfaceProperties.H
Henry Weller dfd611aeac surfaceTensionModels: New class hierarchy for run-time selectable surface tension models
These models have been particularly designed for use in the VoF solvers, both
incompressible and compressible.  Currently constant and temperature dependent
surface tension models are provided but it easy to write models in which the
surface tension is evaluated from any fields held by the mesh database.
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Class
Foam::interfaceProperties
Description
Contains the interface properties.
Properties to aid interFoam:
-# Correct the alpha boundary condition for dynamic contact angle.
-# Calculate interface curvature.
SourceFiles
interfaceProperties.C
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#ifndef interfaceProperties_H
#define interfaceProperties_H
#include "IOdictionary.H"
#include "surfaceTensionModel.H"
#include "volFields.H"
#include "surfaceFields.H"
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
namespace Foam
{
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
Class interfaceProperties Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
class interfaceProperties
{
// Private data
//- Keep a reference to the transportProperties dictionary
const dictionary& transportPropertiesDict_;
//- Compression coefficient
scalar cAlpha_;
//- Surface tension
autoPtr<surfaceTensionModel> sigmaPtr_;
//- Stabilisation for normalisation of the interface normal
const dimensionedScalar deltaN_;
const volScalarField& alpha1_;
const volVectorField& U_;
surfaceScalarField nHatf_;
volScalarField K_;
// Private Member Functions
//- Disallow default bitwise copy construct and assignment
interfaceProperties(const interfaceProperties&);
void operator=(const interfaceProperties&);
//- Correction for the boundary condition on the unit normal nHat on
// walls to produce the correct contact dynamic angle
// calculated from the component of U parallel to the wall
void correctContactAngle
(
surfaceVectorField::Boundary& nHat,
const surfaceVectorField::Boundary& gradAlphaf
) const;
//- Re-calculate the interface curvature
void calculateK();
public:
//- Conversion factor for degrees into radians
static const scalar convertToRad;
// Constructors
//- Construct from volume fraction field gamma and IOdictionary
interfaceProperties
(
const volScalarField& alpha1,
const volVectorField& U,
const IOdictionary&
);
// Member Functions
scalar cAlpha() const
{
return cAlpha_;
}
const dimensionedScalar& deltaN() const
{
return deltaN_;
}
const surfaceScalarField& nHatf() const
{
return nHatf_;
}
tmp<volScalarField> sigmaK() const;
tmp<surfaceScalarField> surfaceTensionForce() const;
//- Indicator of the proximity of the interface
// Field values are 1 near and 0 away for the interface.
tmp<volScalarField> nearInterface() const;
void correct();
//- Read transportProperties dictionary
bool read();
};
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
} // End namespace Foam
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
#endif
// ************************************************************************* //